West Chester Earns Top Seed In Atlantic Region

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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Fresh off the program's 24th Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) title, including the last three consecutively, West Chester University's women's lacrosse team earned the top seed in the Atlantic Region.
 
West Chester (13-0) earns a bye in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as a result of its No. 1 seed. The Golden Rams will play the winner of the first-round contest between second-seeded Seton Hill (13-2) and third-seeded East Stroudsburg (10-2). That game will be played on Friday with the winner advancing to the regional final to face West Chester on Sunday. Both the first round and regional championship games next weekend will begin at 2 p.m. and take place inside Eiler-Martin Stadium.
 
West Chester is making its 14th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and holds a 17-11 record overall. The Golden Rams have been to 10 NCAA Championship Games and have won two national titles (2002, 2008). West Chester dropped an 11-5 decision to Adelphi in the last national championship game contested back in 2019.
 
As for this spring, the Golden Rams enter the field undefeated and ranked fourth in the country. Graduate student, Molly Reinhart (Sinking Springs, Pa./Wilson) leads the nation in caused turnovers per game while goalkeeper Julianne Clemens (Springfield, Pa./Springfield-DELCO) sports one of the lowest goals-against averages in the country as well. The play of defenders Reinhart, Claire Dennis (Shillington, Pa./Gov. Mifflin), Julia Rossi (Hamilton Square, N.J./Notre Dame) and Lexi Einsig (Reading, Pa./Exeter Twp.) in front of Clemens is a big reason why West Chester's defense ranks fifth in the nation.
 
Don't worry, however, head coach Ginny Martino's charges can still find the back of the cage. The offense ranks fourth in the country, led by fifth-year senior Tatum Altman (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick), who has 48 goals and 32 assists on the year to rank sixth nationally in points per game (6.17). The Golden Rams boast six players with over 20 goals scored on the season.
 
West Chester is 4-0 against the rest of the Atlantic Region field in the NCAA Tournament. All three regional squads came out of the PSAC. The Golden Rams defeated No. 3 seed East Stroudsburg three times this spring while knocking off No. 2 seed Seton Hill, 19-8, in the PSAC Championship Game Sunday afternoon.